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119 · HRES 951 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1366) to provide for the location of multiple hardrock mining mill sites, to establish the Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 845) to require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue regulations removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3616) to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to review regulations that may affect the reliable operation of the bulk-power system; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3632) to amend the Federal Power Act to adjust the requirements for orders, rules, and regulations relating to furnishing adequate service, to require owners or operators of generating facilities to provide notice of planned retirements of certain electric generating units, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4371) to amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to enhance efforts to combat the trafficking of children.

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This resolution provides for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions and facilitate a more efficient,...

The House approved a procedural resolution (H.Res. 951) that sets the ground rules to debate six bills on environmental reviews, mining, gray wolf protections, power‑grid reliability, power‑plant retirements, and child‑trafficking enforcement; it passed 215–209 on December 16, 2025. [1]Congress.gov — House Roll Call Vote 338 (119th Congress, 1st Session)[2]docs.house.gov — Text of H.Res. 951 (as reported) – Bills This Week PDF

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Headline Summary

House adopts the rule for debating six bills on permitting, mining, gray wolves, grid reliability, plant retirements, and child‑trafficking—clearing them for floor votes. [1]Congress.gov — House Roll Call Vote 338 (119th Congress, 1st Session)[2]docs.house.gov — Text of H.Res. 951 (as reported) – Bills This Week PDF

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What It Does

This is a process measure. It schedules and sets the ground rules for debating six specific bills—not the bills themselves. One (H.R. 4776 on environmental reviews) can get a limited set of pre‑approved amendments. The other five (H.R. 1366, H.R. 845, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632, H.R. 4371) get debate and a final vote but, generally, no floor amendments. Each gets one hour of debate and a final motion to recommit. [2]docs.house.gov — Text of H.Res. 951 (as reported) – Bills This Week PDF

  • H.R. 4776: changes how federal environmental reviews work under NEPA to speed decisions. [2]docs.house.gov — Text of H.Res. 951 (as reported) – Bills This Week PDF
  • H.R. 1366: allows multiple hardrock‐mining mill sites and creates an Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund. [2]docs.house.gov — Text of H.Res. 951 (as reported) – Bills This Week PDF
  • H.R. 845: orders the Interior Department to remove gray wolves from the endangered list and blocks court review. [2]docs.house.gov — Text of H.Res. 951 (as reported) – Bills This Week PDF
  • H.R. 3616: directs FERC to review regulations that may affect bulk‑power system reliability. [2]docs.house.gov — Text of H.Res. 951 (as reported) – Bills This Week PDF
  • H.R. 3632: adjusts Federal Power Act tools for ensuring adequate electric service and requires notice before retiring certain power plants. [2]docs.house.gov — Text of H.Res. 951 (as reported) – Bills This Week PDF
  • H.R. 4371: strengthens federal efforts to combat child trafficking (amending the 2008 TVPRA). [2]docs.house.gov — Text of H.Res. 951 (as reported) – Bills This Week PDF
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Who’s For It

  • House Republicans; the rule passed mostly along party lines: 215–209, with Republicans providing the yeas and Democrats the nays. [1]Congress.gov — House Roll Call Vote 338 (119th Congress, 1st Session)
  • Rules/Natural Resources Republicans backing H.R. 4776 say the SPEED Act fixes NEPA delays and reduces frivolous litigation to speed projects. [3]House Committee on Natural Resources (Majority) — The SPEED Act – bill overview…
  • Backers of the grid bills (H.R. 3616/H.R. 3632) say they bolster reliability and require early notice before power‑plant retirements. [4]Congress.gov — H.R. 3632 – Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025
  • Supporters of the Kayla Hamilton Act (H.R. 4371) argue it tightens vetting and coordination to better protect children from trafficking. [5]U.S. House of Representatives (Member press release) — Press release: Rep. Harr…
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Who’s Against It

  • House Democrats; they voted against adopting the rule (207 nays), making it a largely party‑line decision. [1]Congress.gov — House Roll Call Vote 338 (119th Congress, 1st Session)
  • Environmental groups criticize the gray wolf bill (H.R. 845) as undermining science‑based protections and court review. [6]Defenders of Wildlife — Defenders of Wildlife statement on House vote to end gr…
  • Natural Resources Committee Democrats argue the NEPA bill (H.R. 4776) would weaken public input and environmental safeguards. [7]House Committee on Natural Resources (Minority) — Natural Resources Committee D…
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What’s Next

Because the House adopted this rule on December 16, 2025, the six bills can now be debated and voted on under these terms. Each bill still must pass the House on its own; if passed, it then goes to the Senate. [1]Congress.gov — House Roll Call Vote 338 (119th Congress, 1st Session)[2]docs.house.gov — Text of H.Res. 951 (as reported) – Bills This Week PDF

Sources cited
  1. [1] House Roll Call Vote 338 (119th Congress, 1st Session) Congress.gov
  2. [2] Text of H.Res. 951 (as reported) – Bills This Week PDF docs.house.gov
  3. [3] The SPEED Act – bill overview and GOP committee materials House Committee on Natural Resources (Majority)
  4. [4] H.R. 3632 – Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025 Congress.gov
  5. [5] Press release: Rep. Harrigan on House passage of the Kayla Hamilton Act U.S. House of Representatives (Member press release)
  6. [6] Defenders of Wildlife statement on House vote to end gray wolf protections Defenders of Wildlife
  7. [7] Natural Resources Committee Democrats: Opposition to NEPA changes House Committee on Natural Resources (Minority)

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